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noseasboba: I never get tired of this photo. Ella Fitzgerald...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:22:31 -0400

I never get tired of this photo.

Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at Mocambo because of her race. Then, one of Ella’s biggest fans made a telephone call that quite possibly changed the path of her career for good. Here, Ella tells the story of how Marilyn Monroe changed her life:

“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”

hlangjournal: HAPPENINGS. THE RAIN ROOM Experience this...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:27:15 -0400

hlangjournal:

HAPPENINGS. THE RAIN ROOM

Experience this interactive exhibition part of MoMA’s Expo 1: New York series.

Runs through July 28 @ MoMA 11 West 53 Street. For more information.

Photograph by Katie Sokoler for Gothamist

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Fri, 17 May 2013 17:10:29 -0400

dead-vibez: ▼skate & urban▼

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:32:10 -0400

dead-vibez:

▼skate & urban▼

yeezy

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:31:40 -0400

yeezy

hausofbhd: Young & Beautiful, Lana Del Rey directed by...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:31:17 -0400

hausofbhd:

Young & Beautiful, Lana Del Rey directed by Chris Sweeny

aqua

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:55:55 -0400

aqua

The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield....

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:28:57 -0400

The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don’t like their rules, whose would you use?
Dale Carnegie

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Fri, 17 May 2013 09:24:02 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 09:22:38 -0400

bijoux-et-mineraux: Velvet Shattuckite in Vug

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:18:05 -0400

bijoux-et-mineraux:

Velvet Shattuckite in Vug

Girlfriends !

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:16:09 -0400

Girlfriends !

Running here this weekend NYC #nevernotrunning #runfree

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:15:48 -0400

Running here this weekend NYC #nevernotrunning #runfree

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Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:46 -0400

I have the deepest affection for intellectual conversations. The ability to just sit and talk....

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:20 -0400

I have the deepest affection for intellectual conversations. The ability to just sit and talk. About love, about life, about anything, about everything. To sit under the moon with all the time in the world, the full-speed train that is our lives slowing to a crawl. Bound by no obligations, barred by no human limitations. To speak without regret or fear of consequence. To talk for hours and about what’s really important in life.

stormtrooperfashion: Aline Weber by Anthony Nocella for...

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:12:29 -0400

stormtrooperfashion:

Aline Weber by Anthony Nocella for the Free People May 2013 Lookbook

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Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:59 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:24 -0400

Foxy Fox …..

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:07:33 -0400

Foxy Fox …..

weeheartfood: What you will need:3 peaches3 nectarines6...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:14:59 -0400

weeheartfood:

What you will need:
3 peaches
3 nectarines
6 plums
The juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
1/4 cup slivered almonds
2 cups of caster (fine) sugar
2 cups water